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Re: [Utah-astronomy] Alton Mine Update
by stormcrow60＠xmission.com 03 Dec '11

03 Dec '11

Public Hearing at SLC Library on Wednesday Dec 7th. Obama is not a pro environmental president. Chuck Said: Playing Devil's Advocate here, Erik, nothing personal. I think you know my political leanings. How is that statement immediately relevant? I believe Erik's statement regarding President Obama is very relevant. Perhaps if Obama were more of a pro environment president, the scientists of the BLM would not be skewing environmental impact data in favor of the fossil fuel and mining industries. Henceforth, there would be no consideration of opening a mine that will detrimentally impact Bryce Canyon and other wild state and federal lands. My Two Cents, Jon

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The Utah Astro observing list
by Hutchings, Mat (H USA) 03 Dec '11

03 Dec '11

I like to use observing lists as a way or organize my star-gazing sessions, and so I thought it might be fun to copy what another usenet group did some years ago. A query went out to all the subscribers to nominate their favorite non-Messier deep sky objects. After some time, this was winnowed out to a list which is now known as the SAA (sci amateur astro) 100. So let me present the idea to all of you. Please respond back with your favorite 20 or so non-Messier deep sky objects that are appropriate for 8 - 12 inch telescopes and that are visible from our latitude. These may include objects of special interest like quasars, or chance alignments such as N6520 next to the ink spot (B86). Double stars (especially colorful ones) are welcome, and so are carbon stars. I will then consolidate the responses down to a list of I hope 100 objects and share it with this group. The objects with the most nominations will be first in the list in order of votes. In the case of objects with 1 vote only, I will put them in name order at the end of the list. If something similar has been done by this group in the past, please enlighten me. Please include the name (NCG, IC, etc), the type of object, the constellation, and any notes you might want to add. Have fun! To start this off, below is my list in no particular order: Name Type Const. Notes N6946 Gal Cep near OC N6939 N6939 OC Cep near gal N6946 N253 Gal Scl N4565 Gal Com Bernice's Hairclip N6960 SNR Cyg Western Veil N6992 SNR Cyg Eastern Veil N869 OC Per Double Cluster N884 OC Per Double Cluster N457 OC Cas Owl Cluster N436 OC Cas Owl Dropping N4038 Gal Crv Antennae N4039 Gal Crv Antennae N6888 BN Cyg Crescent (ghost of Mr. Potato-head) N891 Gal And N4567 Gal Vir Siamese Twins N4568 Gal Vir Siamese Twins CR399 asterism Vul Coathanger N6826 PN Cyg Blinking Planetary N6520 OC Sgr Near B86 B86 DN Sgr Near N6520 N6543 PN Dra Cat's Eye N7293 PN Aqr Helical nebula Keep looking up! Mat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to Central.SecurityOffice(a)siemens.com Thank you

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Sh2-239 Image
by Jay Eads 03 Dec '11

03 Dec '11

I thought some of you might like this image taken by the 32-inch Schulman Telescope at Mt Lemmon via the University of Arizona by Adam Block. http://skycenter.arizona.edu/gallery/Nebulae/sh2_239 Phil Plait has an article on it at Bad Astronomy where I read and saw the item: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/02/the-gorgeous-birt… -- Jay Eads

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Re: [Utah-astronomy] The Utah Astro observing list
by erikhansen＠thebluezone.net 03 Dec '11

03 Dec '11

>I would not forget NGC 5907 a nice edge on galaxy. Sounds good Joan, I will double the votes for the objects on Brent's > list. > > Mat > > -----Original Message----- > From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of > jcarman6(a)q.com > Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 2:26 PM > To: Utah Astronomy > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] The Utah Astro observing list > > Okay, for "near sky" add Clavius on the moon. Counting craters as > others have done. and Thebit, while almost all craters on the moon are > impact, this one is clearly volcanic. Very rare, visible at first > quarter. > > For deep sky, I would like to "ditto" Brent's list. hehehe except the > large and small magellanic clouds. After all, the list is for the > northern hemisphere. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mat Hutchings (H USA)" <mat.hutchings(a)siemens.com> > To: "Utah Astronomy" <utah-astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Sent: Friday, December 2, 2011 11:57:56 AM > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] The Utah Astro observing list > > After I complete the original list which is for "non Messier, deep sky > objects", I will compile all the near sky results into another list. > > Mat > > -----Original Message----- > From: utah-astronomy-bounces(a)mailman.xmission.com > [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck > Hards > Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 1:42 PM > To: Utah Astronomy > Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] The Utah Astro observing list > > On 12/2/11, Brent Watson <brentjwatson(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> I forgot Plato - how many craterlets do you see? I've spent hours > doing >> this, thanks to Siegfried. > > Yeah, he's had me doing it too over the years. LOL! > > I'm glad some people have included lunar features. You can spend a > lot of time just flying over the moon's surface at high power. > > I'd also have to toss Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars into the mix. > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---- > This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical > Solutions > and are intended only for the addressee(s). > > The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged > or > otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, > printing, > copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited > and may > be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to > believe > you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this > message and > notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to > Central.SecurityOffice.Healthcare(a)siemens.com > > Thank you > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical > Solutions > and are intended only for the addressee(s). > > The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged > or > otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, > printing, > copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited > and may > be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to > believe > you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message > and > notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to > Central.SecurityOffice.Healthcare(a)siemens.com > > Thank you > > _______________________________________________ > Utah-Astronomy mailing list > Utah-Astronomy(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy > Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php >

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For Sale: Orion Skyview telescope
by David Kocherhans 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

I have an Orion SkyView Deluxe 90mm Equatorial Refracting telescope (model #9401) for sale. The SkyView Deluxe models come with the heavy duty equatorial mount and tripod. The scope is in great condition with all original caps and accessories. Includes original 9mm and 25mm Plossl eyepieces, plus a 6mm eyepiece and moon filter that I acquired later. Scope finish is glossy black. The finder scope (not the polar-alignment scope) is damaged and is probably not usable. Asking $275 OBO for the complete kit. Located in Pleasant Grove. Please contact me directly via email if interested or if you have additional questions. Thanks, David

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Seeing sucky tonight
by Patrick Wiggins 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

Anyone else trying to do any observing tonight? The seeing here at Stansbury is awful. The stars on my images look like the stars on The Biggest Loser. patrick

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Saturday observing report
by Hutchings, Mat (H USA) 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

Several of us (Jay, Jeff, Jorge, Mark, my 2 young daughters and I) made it out to Pit-N-Pole for an observing session last Saturday evening. It was a bittersweet time. Sweet because the skies were really clear and steady. Bitter because frost started settling by around 7:00 pm. That seems really early for frost like we got, but that's what happened. Of course it did not get any better after that. The frostiness continued but I was able to use my newly acquired 12V hair dryer to heat my eyepiece to the point that it would not fog over as soon as my eye was close to it. Each heating session would last for about 30 minutes or so then I would have to apply more heat. Anyone considering this option to dew management should know that it worked well for me and it is hard to beat the $15.00 price tag. You have to be able to power it with something that has a cigarette lighter power connection. I use my jump starter battery. If your car is close, you can use the cigarette lighter or any similar accessory power connection. If you are considering dew busting devices, feel free to use my hair dryer anytime we are observing together. Just don't try to dry your hair, as there is very little heat and air that comes from that dryer. I don't think it would work well for a SCT type telescope as the corrector plate is just too large to heat with the dryer. But again, try mine out, then you'll know. Anyway, back to the observing session, we called it a night after 11:00 or so. We had good times enjoying the night skies, but the frost got to us early. As usual for this hobby, observing the night sky is only part of the enjoyment, good conversation with like minded people makes the evening a good time. Mark's heater made it a great time, especially for my daughters! Keep looking up! Mat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message and any included attachments are from Siemens Medical Solutions and are intended only for the addressee(s). The information contained herein may include trade secrets or privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this message in error, or have reason to believe you are not authorized to receive it, please promptly delete this message and notify the sender by e-mail with a copy to Central.SecurityOffice(a)siemens.com Thank you

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Nice images
by Patrick Wiggins 02 Dec '11

02 Dec '11

A few things UAers might enjoy. patrick Baseball on the ISS: http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00003284/ Our Solar System - A family portrait http://www.planetary.org/image/scale-solar-system-for-23x35-poster-labeled.… Full rotation of Jupiter http://vimeo.com/31747706 Jetman (not astronomy but looks like fun) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6n1EtkXL88&feature=player_embedded

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